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NYC to get playground by Frank Gehry
1 hour, 6 minutes ago
NEW YORK - Architect Frank Gehry, renowned for his daring and whimsical urban designs, will create his first playground — at the historic Battery public park in Lower Manhattan.
The playground will be part of a larger redevelopment of Manhattan's southernmost tip that includes the four-acre Battery Bosque Gardens; a bike path connecting Manhattan's east and west sides; a town green; and the planned restoration and expansion of historic Castle Clinton, a fort built in 1811 to defend New York Harbor.
The Battery also serves as the disembarkation point for ferries to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg made the announcement at the Battery Conservancy's annual gala benefit Tuesday night, attended by the city's cultural and business leaders.
"We look forward to his brilliant addition to our world-class city," Bloomberg said of Gehry's playground design, which is expected to be unveiled later this year and will cost about $4 million. The funds will be raised by the conservancy, which was formed to rebuild and revitalize the Battery and Castle Clinton National Monument.
The prize-winning, Los Angeles-based designer will create a one-acre play space that will feature a "green" comfort station with a green roof and vegetal walls. His other works include the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and the titanium-covered Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain.
Calling Gehry "one of our nation's great magical thinkers," Warrie Price, the Battery Conservancy president and founder, said the architect "will bring his remarkable spirit to a new play space at the Battery, a destination for children of all ages."
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NYC to get playground by Frank Gehry
1 hour, 6 minutes ago
NEW YORK - Architect Frank Gehry, renowned for his daring and whimsical urban designs, will create his first playground — at the historic Battery public park in Lower Manhattan.
The playground will be part of a larger redevelopment of Manhattan's southernmost tip that includes the four-acre Battery Bosque Gardens; a bike path connecting Manhattan's east and west sides; a town green; and the planned restoration and expansion of historic Castle Clinton, a fort built in 1811 to defend New York Harbor.
The Battery also serves as the disembarkation point for ferries to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg made the announcement at the Battery Conservancy's annual gala benefit Tuesday night, attended by the city's cultural and business leaders.
"We look forward to his brilliant addition to our world-class city," Bloomberg said of Gehry's playground design, which is expected to be unveiled later this year and will cost about $4 million. The funds will be raised by the conservancy, which was formed to rebuild and revitalize the Battery and Castle Clinton National Monument.
The prize-winning, Los Angeles-based designer will create a one-acre play space that will feature a "green" comfort station with a green roof and vegetal walls. His other works include the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and the titanium-covered Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain.
Calling Gehry "one of our nation's great magical thinkers," Warrie Price, the Battery Conservancy president and founder, said the architect "will bring his remarkable spirit to a new play space at the Battery, a destination for children of all ages."
